The Kickstarter/Crowdfunding thread

Since there's probably going to be a fair few Kickstarter projects that aren't done by Tim Schafer, I thought it might be nice to start a separate thread for all the little games on Kickstarter that don't get as much exposure.

For example: Feeble's Fable: The Legend of Runes by Atomic Chimp Games. Another point-and-click adventure game, but this one is going for more of a cute and charming feel. It definitely looks interesting, though they've nowhere near the backing they need. :(

And another: Americana Dawn by one guy, Max K. Lambert. It's a freeware retro-styled RPG about the French & Indian War and the American War for Independence. Kickstarter page is a little bare (he doesn't actually say what he needs the money for, for one), but it looks like an awesome game.

So let's see what other Kickstarter projects you think is worth shining a little light on!

If anyone was thinking about pledging to The History of Sierra On-Line (if you even happened to notice it pop up the other day), I would not. They claimed to have "an impressive portfolio" that "includes documentary work, short films, music videos, animation, and television sketches that have appeared on the MTV and FUSE Networks," but when fans snooped around, and found this not to be true, they removed any mention of it. Also, their pitch video is very iffy. They blatantly stole box scans from MobyGames, and filled the rest of their video with existing gameplay footage. No "talking head" to give us a clear vision of the project. It would appear likely that they created this Kickstarter to piggyback off the success of the recent Sierra revival. It will be interesting to see them try to wiggle their way out of this, at least.

Speaking of Two Guys SpaceVenture, I had an awesome chat with Scott Murphy on Twitter last night. We talked about everything from Space Quest to Star Wars to "Go the F*** to Sleep." He is very vocal with his fans, and I love that. I will be crushed if SpaceVenture fails. They deserve every cent.

Oh, and I am monitoring Tex Murphy: Project Fedora! I will have to see how much money I have left by June 15th. If Portal: Reborn fails (which, sadly, is looking likely at this rate), I will move my pledge over to Tex.

@Johro said: "I want to clarify with the media, the public, and the Kickstarter community what’s been in the press lately about my relationship with Wisecrack Games. I have no intention of suing Wisecrack, which has my permission to use my name and likeness regarding my involvement with Sam Suede.

While I am proud of the work I did on Sam Suede back in 2006, when I left the project the game’s design was nearly complete but the text, where the humor lies, was barely started. I not involved in any way with Wisecrack’s current production of Sam Suede.

I am currently actively involved with Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards Reloaded. I also am not personally involved in any legal action against Wisecrack and wish them well implementing my game design without me."